Harry Michael Decourcy

Practice Areas

Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation
Wage and Hour
Complex Litigation and Jury Trials
Discrimination and Harassment
Workers' Compensation

Overview

Harry M. DeCourcy focuses his practice exclusively on employment and labor law. He has extensive experience in California workers' compensation law with an emphasis on its direct impact on employers and its interrelation with other employment laws. His expertise extends to representing clients, big and small, in employment civil litigation and arbitration.

Harry regularly handles matters venued before state and federal courts as well as various government agencies including the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. He represents clients in mediation and in the litigation of wage and hour class actions and claims involving employment disability, discrimination and harassment.

In addition, Harry regularly counsels employers in pre-litigation workers' compensation issues, disability accommodation and leave issues as well as related policy implementation. He has lectured to human resources groups on the subject of California workers' compensation and related employment law. He is a contributing author to Littler's annual employer book series, The California Employer.

Professional and Community Affiliations

§  Member, State Bar of California

§  Member, Alameda County Bar Association

§  Member, Contra Costa County Bar Association

Education

J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law
B.A., Indiana University Bloomington

Bar Admissions

California

Courts

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Publications & Press

January 2, 2014
Littler Elevates 16 Attorneys to Shareholder
Littler Press Release

August 1, 2008
An Employer’s Perspective on Severance Agreements
Contra Costa Lawyer

Speaking Engagements

October 29, 2014
Wage and Hour Issues for California Residential Care Homes
Rally at the Capitol - , Sacramento, CA

October 2, 2014
Injuries in the Workplace: Practical Tips and Policy Advice to Assist Employers Managing Employees with Preexisting Injuries and Other Disability Accommodation Issues
Webinar, Lorman Education Services

July 15, 2014
Managing Financial and Business Relationships with Clients: Best Practices and Simple Solutions
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Pleasant Hill, CA

June 25, 2014
The Employee From Hell
BB&T, Santa Clara, CA

April 29, 2014
The Employee From Hell
Littler Mendelson, San Francisco, CA

February 6, 2014
New Employment and Labor Laws for 2014 and 2015
Littler Mendelson, Walnut Creek, CA